| System |
| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD *1
Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264;
Audio: Linear PCM, 16 bits, 48 kHz, 2ch *2 Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch*3
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MP4
Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif *4 Ver. 2.3
Image type: JPEG |
*1 Compatible with AVCHD ver. 2.0 specifications.
*2 Linear PCM is available only when the recording mode is 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) or 24 Mbps LPCM.
*3 Dolby Digital 5.1ch is available only when using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone.
*4 This camcorder supports Exif 2.3 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between camcorders and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camcorder’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. |
| Video Signal Configuration | AVCHD, MP4 |
| Recording Media | SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included); two memory card slots |
Maximum Recording Time  | Commercially available 32 GB memory card | AVCHD movies:
28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) and 28 Mbps (59.94P): 2 hr. 30 min.
24 Mbps LPCM and 24 Mbps: 2 hr. 55 min. 17 Mbps: 4 hr. 10 min.
5 Mbps: 12 hr. 15 min. |
MP4 movies:
35 Mbps (59.94P): 2 hr. 24 Mbps: 2 hr. 55 min.
17 Mbps: 4 hr. 10 min. 4 Mbps: 17 hr. 20 min.
3 Mbps: 22 hr. 55 min. |
Commercially available 8 GB memory card
| AVCHD movies:
28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) and 28 Mbps (59.94P): 35 min.
24 Mbps LPCM and 24 Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr.
5 Mbps: 3 hr.
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MP4 movies:
35 Mbps (59.94P): 30 min. 24 Mbps: 40 min.
17 Mbps: 1 hr. 4 Mbps: 4 hr. 20 min.
3 Mbps: 5 hr. 40 min. |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.84-inch CMOS 3,090,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels: 2,910,000 pixels |
| OLED Touch Screen | 3.5 in., wide, TFT color, equivalent to 1,230,000 dots , 100% coverage,
touch operation |
| Viewfinder | 0.24 in., wide, color, equivalent to 1,560,000 dots , 100% coverage |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=3.67-73.4 mm, F/1.8-2.8, 20x optical zoom, 8-bladed circular aperture |
| 35 mm equivalent | ・26.8 – 576 mm
・28.8 – 576 mm (when Dynamic IS is activated) |
| Lens Configuration | 12 elements in 10 groups (double-sided aspheric element) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF] or [Medium AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 58 mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 60 cm (2 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance (2 settings), User-defined color temperature or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.1 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
1.2 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/30) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer |
| Size of Video Recordings | AVCHD movies:
28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P), 28 Mbps (59.94P), 24 Mbps LPCM, 24 Mbps, 17 Mbps: 1920 x 1080 pixels; 5 Mbps: 1440 x 1080 pixels
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MP4 movies:
35 Mbps (59.94P), 24 Mbps, 17 Mbps: 1920 x 1080 pixels; 4 Mbps: 1280 x 720 pixels; 3 Mbps: 640 x 360 pixels |
| Size of Photos | 1920 x 1080 pixels
1280 x 720 pixels (photos captured from MP4 movies at 4 Mbps)
640 x 360 pixels (photos captured from MP4 movies at 3 Mbps)
1920 x 1080 pixels (photos captured from movies) |
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| Terminals |
| HDMI OUT Terminal | HDMI mini connector; output only |
| USB Terminal | mini-B receptacle, Hi-Speed USB; output only |
| AV OUT Terminal | φ3.5 mm 4-pole minijack; output only,
Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced
Audio: –10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less |
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| MIC Terminal | φ3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced),
-65 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ or more
Microphone attenuator: 20 dB |
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| Headphone Terminal | 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced)
-29 dBV (16 Ω load, Max volume) / 100 Ω |
| REMOTE Terminal | 2.5 mm stereo minijack; input only |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
| Power consumption | 4.3 W (17 Mbps, AF on, OLED normal brightness)
4.4 W (17 Mbps, AF on, viewfinder)
Maximum rated power consumption: 14.2 W |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) |
Dimensions
| [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt)
Camcorder only: 109 x 84 x 182 mm (4.3 x 3.3 x 7.2 in.)
Camcorder with the lens hood attached: 115 x 84 x 231 mm (4.5 x 3.3 x 9.1 in.) |
Weight
| (camcorder with lens hood attached)
900 g (2.0 lb) |
